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Table 1 Sample demographics

From: Parental views of children’s physical activity: a qualitative study with parents from multi-ethnic backgrounds living in England

 

Asian Bangladeshi

Black African

Black Somali

Chinese

White British

Yemeni

(n = 5)

(n = 4)

(n = 7)

(n = 6)

(n = 8)

(n = 6)

Gender

Female n = 5

Female n = 2

Female n = 7

Female n = 5

Female n = 8

Female n = 6

Male n = 2

Male n = 1

Age

Mean = 35.8 years (range, 30–40 years)

Mean = 39.0 years (range, 33–40 years)

Mean = 44.6 years (range, 33–54 years)

Mean = 36.5 years (range, 31–44 years)

Mean = 38.3 years (range, 29–52 years)

Mean = 35.2 years (range, 29–42 years)

Missing n = 2

Missing n = 2

Missing n = 1

Religion

Muslim n = 5

Christian n = 4

Muslim n = 7

Buddhist n = 2

Christian n = 6

Muslim n = 6

No religion n = 2

No religion n = 1

Missing n = 2

Missing n = 1

Place of birth

UK n = 1

Africa n = 4

Somalia n = 7

UK n = 1

UK n = 8

UK n = 4

Bangladesh n = 4

China n = 5

Yemen n = 2

Years lived in the UK (if not born in the UK)

0–5 years n = 1

0–5 years n = 2

6–10 years n = 1

0–5 years n = 1

n/a

6–10 years n = 1

11–15 years n = 3

16–20 years n = 1

16–20 years n = 1

6–10 years n = 3

11–15 years n = 2

21–25 years n = 1

21–25 years n = 2

Missing n = 1

26+ years n = 1

Unknown n = 1

Main language spoken (if not born in the UK)

Bengali n = 4

English n = 4

Somali n = 7

Mandarin n = 5

n/a

Arabic n = 2

How well English is spoken (if English not first language)

Very well n = 1

n/a

Well n = 2

Not well n = 2

n/a

Well n = 2

Not at all well n = 2

Well n = 3

Not at all well n = 5

Missing n = 1

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)*

Level 1 n = 2

Level 1 n = 4

Level 1 n = 7

Level 1 n = 3

Level 1 n = 8

Level 1 n = 5

Level 2 n = 2

Level 2 n = 1

Level 2 n = 1

Level 7 n = 1

Missing n = 2

  1. *IMD is a proxy for socio-economic status. IMD scores are a composite of seven domains of deprivation (income, employment, education, health, crime, access to services, and living environment). Level 1 = ranked within 10 % most deprived neighbourhoods in England; Level 2 = ranked within 20 % most deprived neighbourhoods in England; Level 7 = ranked within the 40 % least deprived neighbourhoods in England [21]